Drawing and painting techniques and materials

- Work confidently with a wide range of drawing and painting techniques.
- Understand the significance of materiality upon the making and meaning of the subject.
- Develop a "Technique Notebook" of "drawing/painting recipes and approaches" with a view to extending your practice.
- Become familiar with a wide range of drawing/painting instruments and the multifarious voices therein.
- Experiment with diverse ways of housing and presenting the drawing/paintings on and off the wall.
- Negotiate yourself through the abstract language of line, mark, shape, form, substance, colour and so forth.
- Navigate your way through history's technique kitchen.

Basic materials are provided. The Tutor will advise you on what to bring in each day from the mixed media cupboards of home, i.e. (egg yolk, different surfaces, varnishes etc.)

Please bring a camera with you to all classes, (this could be a mobile phone).
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If you would like to buy art materials for your personal use outside of the course, City Lit students receive 10% discount off everything* from Cass Art, the UK's leading art supplies retailer. Your tutor will advise you on what you should buy. You will need to show your enrolment receipt in-store to receive your discount

The class will be primarily practical with one to one tuition, exercises, demonstrations, informal lectures and group discussions. Students will be advised to create a "Technique Depot Notebook' during the course to record process and contextualisation.